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Oreohelix megarche

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Oreohelicidae

Taxonomy
Oreohelix megarche was named by Cockerell and Henderson (1912). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. strigosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Oreohelix megarche Cockerell and Henderson
1987Oreohelix megarche Gingerich p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
superfamilyPunctoideaMorse 1864
familyOreohelicidaePilsbry 1939
genusOreohelixPilsbry 1904
speciesmegarcheCockerell and Henderson 1912

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Oreohelix megarche Cockerell and Henderson 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:20:20
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:20:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Oreohelix megarche (15081)